Lesson Five: Living On Your Own
Activities: Page 3 of 5
Would You Sign This Lease?
 
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Use the attached lease form to answer the following questions.
1. Does the landlord pay any of the utilities?
2. You fall down a wet flight of stairs in the apartment building and
break your leg. Is the landlord legally responsible for your medical bills?
3. You are not following the terms of your lease. What does this agreement
permit the landlord to do?
 4.What
happens if you want to stay after the lease has ended?
5. You want to let the landlord know you are moving out. What should
you do?
1. Parties/Premises: This Lease is made this 27th of August,
2004, by and between Alice Chan (herein referred to as “Landlord”) and
Don Baker (herein referred to as “Tenant”). Landlord hereby leases to
Tenant certain real property situated in the City of San Francisco, State
of California, commonly known as 123 Main Street and described as Two
Bedroom Apartment (hereinafter called the “Premises”).
2. Term: The term of this Lease shall be for one year commencing
on September 1, 2004, and ending on August 31, 2005.
3. Rent: Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rent for the Premises
the sum of $850.00 dollars per month, on the first day of each month.
Rent shall be payable without notice or demand at the address as the Landlord
may designate to Tenant in writing.
4. Utilities: Tenant shall make all arrangements and pay for all
gas, heat, light, power, telephone, and other utility services supplied
to the Premises and for all connection charges.
5. Hold Harmless: Tenant shall hold Landlord harmless from and
against any and all claims arising from Tenant’s use or occupancy of the
Premises. Except for Landlord’s willful or grossly negligent conduct,
Tenant hereby assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to persons
in or about the Premises.
6. Default: If Tenant shall default and breach any covenant or
provision of the Lease, then the Landlord, after giving the proper notice
required by law, may re-enter the Premises and remove any property and
any and all persons therefrom.
7. Holding Over: If Tenant, with the Landlord’s consent, remains
in possession of the Premises after expiration of this Lease, such possession
shall be a tenancy from month-to-month at a rental in the amount of the
last month’s rent. Tenant must notify Landlord in writing at least thirty
days prior to evacuating the Premises. All other provisions remain the
same.
| Landlord by:
Alice Chan
__________________________
signature |
|
Tenant by
Don Baker
__________________________
signature |
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